In the six How it’s made: Packaging videos, covering Aluminium cans, cardboard boxes, glass bottles, plastic bottles and jars, packaging tubes and tetra paks.
I believe that these six videos are incredibly helpful to future industrial designers that may one day find a career in packaging because it gives designers an idea as to what kind of technology there is existing already in the packaging manufacture industry, what kind of ideas people have thought of to achieve certain goals, and what kind of things must be considered when designing for packaging.
How it’s made: Aluminium Cans- After watching this video, I had learnt so much that I didn’t know before about how aluminium cans were made, such as the hydrofluoric acid washes that they use to clean the cans, and the de-ionised water rinses. Another interesting point that I noticed in the video was how many different protective coatings of different things they sprayed for the aluminium cans, both several layers inside and outside. And quite amazing how fast the protective layering processes actually are especially the product printing process. An advantage of aluminium cans is that they can be recycled continuously, an infinite amount of times, thus cutting out the step of mining and refinement of virgin aluminium.
How it’s made: Cardboard boxes- An advantage of cardboard boxes is that they can be made from mostly recycled paper and that even cut-offs from the manufacturing process are collected and reprocessed at the paper mill again. The manufacture of cardboard boxes use glue made of water and starch to stick the liners to the flutes, this is good because then there are no toxic chemicals used in the glues and thus none in the cardboard boxes.
How it’s made: Glass Bottles- Glass is an amazing material because they are made from completely natural materials that are abundant and also that glass is 100% recyclable. An interesting idea that I saw in the video was the idea of passing the glass bottles through flames after they have been blow moulded just so they don’t cool down to quickly and shatter from thermal shock.
How it’s made: Packaging Tubes- The impact extrusion process in this packaging type was very interesting,
How it’s made: Tetra Paks- The tiny ideas such as the strobe light being used to inspect the printing on the tetra paks is an interesting idea. An advantage of these tetra pak containers is that they are entirely recyclable even with so many layers inside them.
How it’s made: Plastic Bottles and Jars- All the ideas are amazing when you think about it, because it makes you wonder, just how much thought has gone into processes like this, having all the machinery working together so precisely and even having water running through the mould tools so that cooling of the plastic bottles once they have been blow moulded is instant.
I believe that these six videos are incredibly helpful to future industrial designers that may one day find a career in packaging because it gives designers an idea as to what kind of technology there is existing already in the packaging manufacture industry, what kind of ideas people have thought of to achieve certain goals, and what kind of things must be considered when designing for packaging.
How it’s made: Aluminium Cans- After watching this video, I had learnt so much that I didn’t know before about how aluminium cans were made, such as the hydrofluoric acid washes that they use to clean the cans, and the de-ionised water rinses. Another interesting point that I noticed in the video was how many different protective coatings of different things they sprayed for the aluminium cans, both several layers inside and outside. And quite amazing how fast the protective layering processes actually are especially the product printing process. An advantage of aluminium cans is that they can be recycled continuously, an infinite amount of times, thus cutting out the step of mining and refinement of virgin aluminium.
How it’s made: Cardboard boxes- An advantage of cardboard boxes is that they can be made from mostly recycled paper and that even cut-offs from the manufacturing process are collected and reprocessed at the paper mill again. The manufacture of cardboard boxes use glue made of water and starch to stick the liners to the flutes, this is good because then there are no toxic chemicals used in the glues and thus none in the cardboard boxes.
How it’s made: Glass Bottles- Glass is an amazing material because they are made from completely natural materials that are abundant and also that glass is 100% recyclable. An interesting idea that I saw in the video was the idea of passing the glass bottles through flames after they have been blow moulded just so they don’t cool down to quickly and shatter from thermal shock.
How it’s made: Packaging Tubes- The impact extrusion process in this packaging type was very interesting,
How it’s made: Tetra Paks- The tiny ideas such as the strobe light being used to inspect the printing on the tetra paks is an interesting idea. An advantage of these tetra pak containers is that they are entirely recyclable even with so many layers inside them.
How it’s made: Plastic Bottles and Jars- All the ideas are amazing when you think about it, because it makes you wonder, just how much thought has gone into processes like this, having all the machinery working together so precisely and even having water running through the mould tools so that cooling of the plastic bottles once they have been blow moulded is instant.
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